2011 Speed Triple

**Big Dave** · 13th May 2011, 17:45

Spent the afternoon riding it.

Stunning.

If you thought they couldn't improve what was already a good bike - hook up a test ride. Not sure when they hit the showrooms. I'll post up on the KR site when I get all tha fax jack.

Killer Brembos, great handling - any hint of skittishness from the Kyaba equipped older models is gone. What was already my favourite engine's low down grunt has been enhanced.

You wanna lift the front a little on exits? Sit back a bit and twist harder, but it doesn't do it with the lumps of a v-twin. It just has that big triple growl and hammers.

5 Schwings. Seriously.

**davebullet** · 13th May 2011, 17:52

Good to know it is a step up.

It may ride well, but still an ugly baby - IMO. No - I'm not just saying that because I am "stuck" with a 2010.

Still Showa forks? I find them very jack hammer / pogo-ish. Not a spring rate problem (although I believe they still use progressives in the front).

Everything else is great - 1 or 2 finger braking is brilliant (Brembos are to brakes what eye fillet is to steaks).

**Geeen** · 13th May 2011, 18:04

You got to ride one?!
Bastard

Originally Posted by davebullet

Good to know it is a step up.

It may ride well, but still an ugly baby - IMO. No - I'm not just saying that because I am "stuck" with a 2010.

Still Showa forks? I find them very jack hammer / pogo-ish. Not a spring rate problem (although I believe they still use progressives in the front).

Everything else is great - 1 or 2 finger braking is brilliant (Brembos are to brakes what eye fillet is to steaks).

I agree about the looks to a point, They look much better BLACK, of course.

**Big Dave** · 13th May 2011, 18:16

3 way adjustable Showa (I assume - still got research to do) forks. Firm, nada pogo at road speeds.

I like the looks, and the much pooped on headlights. Particularly without the extra bodywork.

**Owl** · 13th May 2011, 18:40

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Kyaba

You sure about that Dave? Seriously, cause I understood they're Showa.

In saying that, I've ridden the new 2011 and I really liked it. Certainly light years ahead of my 05 in stock form, though mine is far from stock

Word is that the headlights are a vast improvement over the old models also. However there is a small issue with the Polycarbs cracking, though I only know of 2 at present.

Fantastic bike though!

**Big Dave** · 13th May 2011, 18:43

Originally Posted by Owl

You sure about that Dave? Seriously, cause I understood they're Showa.
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They have had Showas for the last 2 or 3 model years. Before that they had Kyaba. Which incidentally have got a lot better over that time too. S'wot I meant.

**Owl** · 13th May 2011, 18:52

Originally Posted by Big Dave

They have had Showas for the last 2 or 3 model years. Before that they had Kyaba. Which incidentally have got a lot better over that time too. S'wot I meant.

Oh ok, I was only going by the Race Tech site which said my 05 were Showa. RT took care of them anyway, whatever they are.

**AllanB** · 13th May 2011, 18:54

Actually I owe Triumph an apology after publicly slagging off their new headlights. At my age I should have known better than to make a decision on photos alone.

I spied one in the flesh at my local dealer this evening (Street & Sport CHCH are OPEN yeah). Looks very good and the lights are physically smaller than they appear in photos.

Everything looks better actually - a much cleaner and tidier package.

Plus he fired it up for me - don't know how it passed noise regulations but it has a nice deep grow at idle better than many after-market systems (with their db killers in).

Well done Triumph.

**Big Dave** · 13th May 2011, 19:08

Originally Posted by Owl

Oh ok, I was only going by the Race Tech site which said my 05 were Showa. RT took care of them anyway, whatever they are.

I'm shooting from the hip here, but my recollection was that they changed the standard suspenders to Showas with the Anniversary Model - but it could easily have been earlier. There was a period of optional upgrades too.

I did note the change on the Tiger and the Sprint when it happened though. That is more recently.

It could also depend on where (what market) the NZ batches came from. Triumph's specs aren't universal.

**unstuck** · 13th May 2011, 19:35

Nice looking bike.

**Scouse** · 13th May 2011, 19:39

Originally Posted by Big Dave

I'm shooting from the hip here, but my recollection was that they changed the standard suspenders to Showas with the Anniversary Model - but it could easily have been earlier. There was a period of optional upgrades too.

I did note the change on the Tiger and the Sprint when it happened though. That is more recently.

It could also depend on where (what market) the NZ batches came from. Triumph's specs aren't universal.

Excuses excuses